the gunman, 62-year-old william spengler, used the same make and caliber rifle was used in the newtown, connecticut, school attack. and in a note found by police, spengler said after setting fires, he would do what he liked best, which was, quote, killing people. the death toll is now three, after a body, possibly spengler's sister, was found in his burned-out home. >>> and president obama is cutting his christmas vacation short and will fly back to washington tonight to try to solve the fiscal cliff budget stalemate. he told reporters last night, he's a hopeless optimistic that a deal can be reached before january 1st. if not, we heard this, massive tax hikes, spending cuts will kick in automatically. the president and congress are due back in washington tomorrow. >>> and it is back to the mall today for millions of americans. today is expected to be the fifth-busiest shopping day of the year. but it's been a disappointing season so far for retailers, who are reporting the weakest sales growth since 2008. but the week between christmas and new year's can account for as much as 15% of